SUPPORTING STUDENTS’ SUCCESS THROUGH ACADEMIC ADVISING AT MIDWIFERY DIPLOMA PROGRAMS IN INDONESIA

Abstract

This study examines the provision of academic advising at higher education institutions that run three-year midwifery programs to support student success. The study provides in-depth insight into the management of academic advising provided by three different forms of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The qualitative research methodology uses qualitative data collection assisted by NVivo software. The research data is collected from interviews with 45 informants who are involved in midwifery education, observations, as well as the study of documents at three HEIs, which are then described using the qualitative description. Five themes of academic advising are found to support student success at the midwifery program which covers the developmental academic advising styles used by the midwifery lecturers, the minimum number of academic advising meetings, the management of the academic advising, the monitoring and evaluation of academic advisors, and the coordination done by academic advisors in order to help student’s problems. Among the five themes, similarities are predominantly observed across the three HEIs. However, a notable distinction lies in the fact that UNISM is the only institution that offers both offline and online academic advising, as well as access to on-campus counseling and psychological services for its students.